The Buzz:
The Vancouver Canucks showed why theyâ€™re better off without Todd Bertuzzi when they embarrassed the Stanley Cup champion Anaheim Ducks 4-0 at General Motors Place last night. Ryan Kesler scored two and Roberto Luongo had his second consecutive shutout.

Goat of the Game:
Ducksâ€™ goaltender Jean-Sebastien Giguere, who was driven from his net in the third. Swiss rookie reliever Jonas â€œWho?â€ Hiller stopped Henrik Sedinâ€™s feather duster penalty shot in the final minute.

Turning Point:
Bertuzzi, making his first appearance as an ex-Canuck, missed a breakaway early in the second period and then missed checking former linemate Markus Naslund at the other end on the same sequence. Naslund subsequently scored the gameâ€™s first goal.

Called Out:
Chris Prongerâ€™s flagrant cross check on Kesler after number 17â€™s first goal went unpenalized because referee Dan Oâ€™Halloran was busy signaling the goal.

Sin bin:
In the first minute of the third period, four Ducks jammed the penalty box. For those keeping score at home, it was George Parros, Sean Oâ€™Donnell, Andy McDonald and Chris Pronger, from left to right.

X-file:
Regina-born Duck Ryan Getzlaf brought the Stanley Cup home to Regina last summer. Brother Chris is a member of the Grey Cup champion Saskatchewan Roughridersâ€™ practice roster.

Next up:
Ex-Vancouver Giant Gilbert Brule and the Columbus Blue Jackets provide the Canucks their last opponent of November at 7 p.m. Thursday.

He emerged from the north end and went all the way south, delaying work by the ice maintenance staff. He eventually did a counter-clockwise perimeter run, pausing at the penalty bench circle and near the trapezoid behind the south net.

Canucks' photographer Jeff Vinnick, who earlier Tuesday was shooting the Vancouver 2010 mascot introduction ceremony in Surrey, worked overtime and captured the rodent in megapixel form.

The clicking of the shutter, not to mention Vinnick's height, forced him back to the north end where staffers were waiting with a garbage bin and shovel. One press box wag said "there's the Olympic mascot!"

That, ladies and gentlemen, is the latest chapter in the long history of rats and NHL hockey, which includes the career of Ken Linseman and the infamous 1996 Florida Panthers, who were propelled by rat power, thanks to Scott "The Exterminator" Mellanby.

Good game after the first, thats why we pay Lou the big bucks. a goal in the first could have deflated the team, instead Lou stands tall and we come back with a 3 goal 17 shot 2nd period... man if this team can keep on this roll again it'll look like the last half of last season all over again... a very good thing! It's been all around great hockey lately too, gotta love this team!